The Student's Handbook of Physical GeologyG. Bell, 1892 - 666 pages |
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... Formed . Laws of Flow . Transport of Detritus . Matter in Solution . Quantities of Transported Matter . Erosive ... formed by Rivers : -Deposition of De- tritus . Gravel Beds and Ålluvial Levels . Formation of Deltas . § 2. Deposits ...
... Formed . Laws of Flow . Transport of Detritus . Matter in Solution . Quantities of Transported Matter . Erosive ... formed by Rivers : -Deposition of De- tritus . Gravel Beds and Ålluvial Levels . Formation of Deltas . § 2. Deposits ...
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Alfred John Jukes-Browne. PAGE CHAPTER XIV . - MARINE DEPOSITS . Mechanically formed 249 Assortment of Material ... FORMING MINERALS Chemical Elements and Compounds . Crystallography . Rock - forming Minerals . Pseudomorphs . CHAPTER II ...
Alfred John Jukes-Browne. PAGE CHAPTER XIV . - MARINE DEPOSITS . Mechanically formed 249 Assortment of Material ... FORMING MINERALS Chemical Elements and Compounds . Crystallography . Rock - forming Minerals . Pseudomorphs . CHAPTER II ...
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... formed one after the other during successive periods , each of long duration . Now , the mineral substances produced during any one of this vast succession of ages do not appear to differ essentially from those formed under like ...
... formed one after the other during successive periods , each of long duration . Now , the mineral substances produced during any one of this vast succession of ages do not appear to differ essentially from those formed under like ...
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... formed in an iron furnace occurs at about 2,700 ° F. , and we may therefore assume that the tempera- ture of liquid basic lava is at least as much , while for the fusion of an acid lava a greater heat must be necessary . Lavas , however ...
... formed in an iron furnace occurs at about 2,700 ° F. , and we may therefore assume that the tempera- ture of liquid basic lava is at least as much , while for the fusion of an acid lava a greater heat must be necessary . Lavas , however ...
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... formed in the Pacific , near the Friendly or Tonga Islands , and has been named Falcon Island . The following is an outline of its history . ' In 1867 H.M.S. " Falcon " reported a shoal 30 miles west of Namuka Island . In 1877 smoke was ...
... formed in the Pacific , near the Friendly or Tonga Islands , and has been named Falcon Island . The following is an outline of its history . ' In 1867 H.M.S. " Falcon " reported a shoal 30 miles west of Namuka Island . In 1877 smoke was ...
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